As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CAT
A felis libyca domestica, kept as a pet and/or for rodent
control.
OWNER
Any person owning, keeping, feeding, harboring or having
custody of a cat or who allows a cat to reside or remain about his
premises shall be considered a cat owner.
VACCINATION
The practice of inoculations with a vaccine to afford protection
from rabies, as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources.
No more than four cats shall be kept, maintained
or harbored for more than 90 days in any residential housing unit
or on its grounds. This provision shall not apply to cats which have
been owned prior to the effective date of this article.
The Health Officer or the Inspector or authorized
agent or any municipal officer or agent authorized and empowered to
perform any duty under this article is hereby authorized to enter
upon any premises to enforce the provision of this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly
own, keep, feed or harbor any cat which has been found to violate
the provisions of this article. Any person found to violate the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction, receive a fine not greater
than $1,000.